Since other forms of making (carpentry, writing) similarly involve working within causal constraints while exercising structured agency, self-making satisfies the same criteria without requiring libertarian origination.

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causal constraints(in theories about how minds and machines work): Limits on what can count as causing something; the idea that what causes a state matters for determining what that state actually is.
criteria(Dworkin's term for what he attributes to positivist legal theorists like Hart): Uncontroversial shared tests used by lawyers to determine the truth of propositions of law
libertarian origination(as used in debates about free will): The philosophical idea that you can create or choose something completely freely, with no prior causes determining your choice—total freedom from any constraints.
self-making(as used in existentialism and philosophy of identity): The idea that people actively shape who they become through their choices and actions, rather than being entirely determined by their circumstances.

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